Pacing For Pink returns to Menangle

02 May 2023 | CLUB MENANGLE
Logo

Pacing For Pink is back for 2023, and Club Menangle is excited to announce our involvement in the campaign, which supports the McGrath Foundation throughout May.

Breast Cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia for women.* The McGrath Foundation's mission is to ensure that no one goes through breast cancer without the care of a breast care nurse. 

Pacing For Pink, an initiative founded in Victoria, will be an Australian-wide campaign for the second consecutive year, with drivers from all states voluntarily donning the pink pants. 

Marg Watson, Pacing For Pink Coordinator, said, "We aim to raise as much money as we did last year, $140,500, which was enough to sponsor and educate a nurse.

We are delighted to have NSW Harness Racing participating and are thrilled that Club Menangle is also on board again.

In NSW alone, there are around 73 drivers who will wear the pink pants. It is very encouraging that many young drivers have also wanted to participate in the campaign.”

Like in 2022, Club Menangle will hold nine race meetings throughout May and has committed to donating the following to Pacing For Pink:

•$200 for each win recorded by a driver in the Pink Pants at Club Menangle

•$200 for each female training win recorded at Club Menangle

•$200 for each win that is recorded by a horse carrying saddlecloth Number 8 at Club Menangle

Club Menangle CEO Bruce Christison said, "Following our involvement in 2022, we are again looking forward to another successful Pacing For Pink campaign in 2023. 

The Harness Racing industry has an incredible track record of working together for charitable causes, and no doubt we can all make a significant difference in raising funds and awareness throughout May for Pacing For Pink." 

On Tuesday, 30 May, Club Menangle will host the second edition of our Pacing For Pink High Tea. Tickets are $60pp, with a portion of each ticket sold going to Pacing For Pink. The High Tea promises to be a fun-filled afternoon to coincide with our Tuesday race meeting, featuring guest speakers, raffles and a complimentary glass of bubbles on arrival for all attendees. Race sponsorship packages are also available.

Tickets are now on sale for the Pacing For Pink High Tea. Please visithttps://www.clubmenangle.com.au/events/pacing-for-pink-high-tea/ for more information.

For further information on Pacing For Pink, please contact Club Menangle General Manager of Marketing Amy Herisson on (02) 4645 2200.

* Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2022. Cancer data in Australia. Cat. no. CAN 122. Canberra: AIHW. Accessed October 2022; https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/cancer/cancer-data-in-australia

 

Related News

29 March 2024
Gibson family honoured in more ways than one at Bathurst Carnival
SINCE the inception of the Bathurst Gold Crown in 1987, the Gibson family and their Success Stud have positively contributed to shaping the hugely-successful juvenile carnival. Originally based in Queensland before relocating to the idyllic Young region, the late John Gibson initially operated Success...
29 March 2024
Group 1 mares add star power to Riverina Championships
Four Group 1 winning mares - including two currently considered to be among the nation’s best - will clash in an intriguing battle at the Riverina Championships finals program at Wagga on Sunday. The meeting features two $100,000 finals for four and five year-old pacers - one each for the boys...
29 March 2024
Ford looking for Gold on Good Friday
The combined harness and greyhound meeting on Good Friday night in Hobart is fast becoming a Tassie racing tradition, and it’s back again with eight greyhound races and six harness events making up this year’s 14-race program. Driver Dylan Ford will be out to continue his excellent start...
28 March 2024
New HRV chair Adam Kilgour on challenges, opportunities
Newly appointed Harness Racing Victoria chair Adam Kilgour says his passion for a challenge and the people in racing drives his desire to strengthen the industry. Kilgour was yesterday announced to replace Dale Monteith as the head of the board, on which he has served since 2018, and said he was eager...
28 March 2024
La sun of a gun emerges as Blackbook zeros in on breeding line
La Machane won 20 of her 61 starts and more than $330,000 for connections in Ross and Greg Sugars' care and the mare's making just as big an impression in the breeding barn. Having given us La Puddie ($137,179) and La Captain ($182,020), the Bettors Delight mare has another nice type in Benbullan, who...
Click for more